DP's program for culture/ Berisha: Doubling the budget for art and cultural heritage

2025-03-21 12:05:00, Politikë CNA

DP's program for culture/ Berisha: Doubling the budget for art and cultural

The leader of the Democratic Party, Sali Berisha, shared today a part of the DP's program on culture and art. Berisha expressed concern about the country's cultural heritage, which according to him is extremely threatened.

Berisha said that Albania is not even meeting the standards set by UNESCO. The leader of the Democrats said that this situation is urgent and dramatic, therefore it requires changes.

According to Berisha, the DP program aims to more than double the budget for culture, art and its branches.

Berisha did not leave out mentioning artists, who according to him deserve special legal status.

"If there is one thing that is most strongly threatened, it is our cultural heritage.

The greatest achievements in this field were the acceptance of some of these masterpieces into the register of the heritage of humanity.

They are also treated contrary to the standards set by UNESCO for such cases.

The DP considers this dramatic situation in the field of culture and arts to be urgent and therefore guarantees Albanian citizens, writers, artists, sculptors, painters and all personalities of culture and art that a radical change in the first year of its governance will occur in the attitude of the state and government towards arts and culture.

Culture is for us a matter of national identity.

In this context, the revitalization and return to activity of all cultural institutions in Tirana and the surrounding areas remains an absolute priority.

Establishing a special legal status for artists, writers, and people of culture is another commitment of ours.

"Doubling the budget for culture and art and completely restructuring the Ministry of Culture in the function of the branches of art and culture, their protection and development, are our unchanging objectives," Berisha said./CNA